Well an important take here is that these nations are turning towards Russia because their mercenaries don't hold back against the islamists out of concern for collateral damage. For France, that's much more of a PR thing that they can't be seen shooting and raping as much. And for China... Interesting snippet from Cablegate was that even US diplomats were shocked by the lack of remorse or ethics shown by the Chinese in trying to get their hands on African resources. So I guess we'll see lol